A unilateral ‘energy truce’? Day 1693 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• 20th sanctions package: the EU signals it will stay the course despite the energy crisis

• Turkey: intensification of repression against the opposition

• A safer alternative: growing interest in the Middle Corridor in Central Asia

• Oil for a loan: EU unlocks financial assistance for Ukraine

• 37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine. Day 1518 of the war

• Bulgaria’s elections: Radev secures a breakthrough victory

• Russia blocks Telegram and cracks down on VPNs

• Germany–Ukraine intergovernmental consultations: security as the foundation of a strategic partnership

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

All quiet on the Eastern front: China’s economy after a year of trade war

Latvia’s bitter success: a state locked in a cycle of polarisation

The president’s new clothes: Bulgaria ahead of parliamentary elections

OSW update. Hungary election, no. 5

Racing against the next winter: Ukraine’s energy sector after the heating season

Gains amid mounting challenges: the consequences of the war in Iran for Russia